What Does It Mean to Be White? Developing White Racial Literacy

Name: What Does It Mean to Be White? Developing White Racial Literacy
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ISBN: 9781433111150

ISBN-10: 1433111152

ISBN-13: 9781433111150

Edition: 2012

Authors: Shirley R. Steinberg, Robin DiAngelo

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What does it mean to be white in a society that proclaims race meaningless yet is deeply divided by race? In the face of pervasive racial inequality and segregation, most whites cannot answer that question. Robin DiAngelo argues that a number of factors make this question difficult for whites-miseducation about what racism is; ideologies such as individualism and colorblindness; and a tendency to protect (rather than expand) our worldviews. These factors contribute to what she terms white racial illiteracy. Speaking as a white person to other white people. Dr. DiAngelo clearly and compellingly takes readers through an analysis of white socialization. She describes how race shapes the lives…

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List price: $53.75
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Peter Lang AG International Academic Publishers
Publication date: 5/30/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 318
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.90" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Dedication


Introduction



Race in Education



Unique Challenges of Race Education



Socialization



Defining Terms



The Cycle of Oppression



What Is Race?



What Is Racism?



"New" Racism



How Race Shapes the Lives of White People



What Makes Racism So Hard for Whites to See?



Intersecting Identities: The Example of Class



Common Patterns of Well-intentioned White People



Popular White Narratives That Deny Racism



A Note on White Silence



Racism and Specific Racial Groups



Antiracist Education and the Road Ahead


Appendix


References